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Recent Examples of topsoil
So will 6 inches of topsoil, which is likely contaminated, and burned trees.
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Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025
Their crops have fulfilled their purpose: anchoring the topsoil, retaining soil moisture and biome, and fixing nitrogen into the ground.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Consider spreading a very thin (¼-inch thick) layer of topsoil across the planting area before sowing seed according to label instructions.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
After centuries of deforestation and topsoil erosion, the region was already suffering from landscape degradation.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2025
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Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025
Their crops have fulfilled their purpose: anchoring the topsoil, retaining soil moisture and biome, and fixing nitrogen into the ground.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Consider spreading a very thin (¼-inch thick) layer of topsoil across the planting area before sowing seed according to label instructions.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
After centuries of deforestation and topsoil erosion, the region was already suffering from landscape degradation.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topsoil
Noun
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Those interactions spring from the rich loam of history and lore that gives the sport its halcyon glow, and from which even a humble amateur game absorbs vicarious grandeur.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
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Emerging research suggests that there can be restorative effects to—for example—hearing birdsong, seeing trees, or smelling pleasant natural scents, such as loam or leaves.—
Kate Siber,
Outside Online,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Collectively, these leftovers become part of the humus of the soil, helping retain water and support soil-dwelling microbes, invertebrates and roots.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Burnt soil has obviously lost any mulch that had been present as well as the layer of decomposing organic material or humus just below it.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Phosphorus is notoriously slow to dissolve, and because of their microscopic particle sizes, clays tend to hold the phosphorus tightly.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2025
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The storm had loosened the piece of clay from a nearby cliff face.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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In this yard, the open-ended retaining wall distinguishes the shrubs, while spilling into the gravel of the patio for an easy transition.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
18 Apr. 2025
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The prospect of picking countless pieces of gravel out of a patient’s skin excites her.—
Sarah Kurchak,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When polio workers came door-to-door in late April last year in his village of simple mud and brick houses, the child had a fever.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2025
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The hotel’s lobby bar and connected lounge spaces are filled with an impressive collection of African art, from masks to textiles like mud cloth sourced from Benin, the Congo, Ethiopia, and the Tuareg people.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On the eighth hole, after driving the ball into the rough — a sand patch near a fan viewing zone — Lindblad skipped a ball about 50 yards onto the green to create a short putt opportunity.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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It's blessed with empty beaches and ultra-fine sands, its turquoise waters revealing one of the world's largest barrier reefs.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2025
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In the earlier days of the public A.I. race, OpenAI seemed to be to A.I. what Facebook was to social networking: a single American product for everyone on earth.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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Life on this earth has felt weird and extra dangerous lately.—
Denise Snodell,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Topsoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topsoil. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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